I Know I Love You Reviews

This drama is very realistic. It takes a lot of courage and emotional adjustment for one person who doesn't love the other to force a breakup and pursue true love. Ding frequently invites his sister and Xuedi Hua out for meals. They both liked it.
I tried to catch up by watching "Spring Night" before, but I didn't continue. The later part is too dragging and conveys a sense of repression that I don't like. I preferred when I first watched the trailer and thought Sun Yi had a somewhat loud voice, but in the drama, she's actually quite good and doesn't give that impression.
Zhang Wanyi's eye expressions are still portrayed very well, and she has a wide range of acting skills.

It's really strange. I don't know if it's because there's no chemistry between the actors or if it's a problem with the way the scenes are filmed, but there's no atmosphere at all.
It feels stiff and forced, let alone any sense of moral ambiguity, there's just no feeling at all. And the use of background music is terrible. I know they spent a lot on that "Juliet" song, but they use it multiple times in one episode...
Every time the male and female leads come into contact, the background music starts playing, but they didn't portray the kind of intense chemistry between the two characters. The background music is just awkward.

Also, I've had enough of Zhang Wanyi's filters. In "Qiao Family's Children," I enjoyed his sibling romance with Zhu Zhu, but here he's like a block of wood. His mouth looks really strange, I can't quite put my finger on it.
And there's absolutely no chemistry between him and Sun Yi. I've noticed that he may only be suitable for period dramas and historical costumes. He lacks charm in modern dramas, and he has a clear-cut university student vibe but lacks male hormones.
Maybe he needs to be rougher or be in a rougher environment to have that appeal. As for Sun Yi, I can't be bothered to say much. I can only say that she didn't leave as good an impression on me as she did in "Goodbye My Love." She just acts with a droopy face...

What made the original "Spring Night" good was the tantalizing, ambiguous, and conflicted relationship between the male and female leads. The original OST, visuals, pacing, and aesthetics were the icing on the cake, creating an incredible atmosphere.
The remake changed the professions and family backgrounds of the male and female leads, which directly made the characterizations out of character. It's completely incompatible, not to mention the complete lack of youthful vibes from the male lead.
After watching Ding Haiyin, who can stomach this other guy? Chinese dramas, please stop blindly remaking. Why rush to serve heads on a platter? This isn't it.

Although it's a remake, personally, I feel that this drama has a faster pace than Korean dramas, and the adaptations are more in line with the taste of Chinese audiences. If they had stuck to the original version, it probably wouldn't have passed the censorship.
The adaptation of the main characters as a professional veterinarian and florist is quite well done. I binge-watched four episodes in one go, and I can only say that it's really enjoyable. The lead actors deliver impressive performances, the plot is thrilling, the music is excellent, and the dialogue is flirtatious.
After watching it, you'll immediately want to fall in love! Judging from the trailer, there are also a lot of intense scenes ahead. I'm looking forward to it!

It feels so stiff and awkward. The original version, which I loved so much, was "Spring Night," but watching this remake... Ahhh! When looking at the female lead, there should be a deep, intense, and helpless love, but the male lead lacks any emotions in his eyes, no tug-of-war, no love, no pain.
On Weibo, I even received explanations about "Extraordinary Doctor," but when he talks to the female lead, he looks exactly like that extraordinary doctor, and the female lead doesn't show much emotional fluctuation either.
I feel so uncomfortable. Ahhh! Who understands how disheartened I am by this messy adaptation?

Love comes to an end with conscience. In fact, this drama is very realistic, with bold subject matter and daring actors. I would like to point out that some people have this problem of constantly comparing it to other dramas, especially those who haven't seen many Korean dramas and yet claim a sense of superiority.
The domestic adaptation is actually quite good, but as soon as you open any platform's comment section, it becomes like a frenzy. It's no different from those who incessantly discuss original novels instead of the plot.
They only talk about irrelevant things and keep fixating on comparisons. And those who claim it's plagiarized are even more ridiculous. Did they not realize that the remake didn't acquire the rights?
There are plenty of remakes of movies and TV shows in China, so why don't they go criticize those as well?

The director and actors of this Chinese drama are quite bold in tackling this genre. The overall storyline follows the original version, but there are localized adjustments in the details, making the pace faster and reducing the dragging sensation.
Zhang Wanyi naturally carries a melancholic temperament and occasionally adds humor, which fits well with Zhao Jin's character. His performance is exceptionally delicate and on point.
He exceeded expectations in his first attempt at a romantic drama. I will continue to follow his future works. The strong spring sea breeze posed a challenge to the actors' hairstyles, but it's a minor flaw.
The urban scenery of Qingdao is truly beautiful, which is a plus point.

The original "Spring Night" portrayed a love that simmered slowly, like warm water cooking a frog. It captured the warmth amidst the cold night and depicted something beyond mere "moral values." It was a balanced product seen in Korean and Japanese TV dramas.
In the Chinese version, the romance feels one-sided rather than mutual. Additionally, the casting and interpretation fall short. Ding Haiyin lacks the gentle and tender aura that Kim Joon-han exudes, and Zhang Wanyi fails to portray the refined urban woman charm of Han Ji-min.
An Ban-seok's "Dinner Sister" and "Spring Night" have both been ruined like this. Why didn't they adapt the famous "Secret Affair"?
Is it because they dare not or because they can't?

Over a month ago, AB's homepage promoted a drama claiming to be a remake of "Spring Night," which piqued my interest. However, upon its premiere, I realized it was nothing worthwhile. The dialogue felt forced, and the acting was mediocre.
It's essentially a sugar-coated version of forbidden love, lacking substance. Let's not pretend it's something it's not. The critics' comments condemning fans of the original work and passing judgment are unnecessary.
It's quite distasteful to see fans engage in such antics. Well, they deserve to spend their lives watching subpar content.

I watched this drama based on the positive reviews, thinking that with so many people praising it, it should be good. But after watching it, I can only say that it was very awkward. The two leads lacked chemistry, and their acting didn't make up for it.
Throughout the whole drama, I couldn't understand how they fell in love at first sight. It was quite inexplicable. Sun Yi's acting felt forced and superficial, while Zhang Wanyi's expressions often lacked the emotional depth expected in a melodrama.
Perhaps people have gotten used to consuming fast-paced love stories, but I don't think "Spring Night" is a romance that can be consumed that way. Many people praised the background music (BGM), but I felt that there were several instances where the timing of the BGM felt off.

Sun Yi is so beautiful, and Zhang Wan Yi has instantly become my favorite male actor in mainland entertainment.

I wonder who this polite, cat-loving male third party is having a conversation with. Besides the atmosphere filled with affection, there is also a sense of gambling and self-destruction.
It's like that scene in "The Gambler": "You say there's no benefit? But there's always pleasure, and the supreme power of madness—even if it's just dealing with flies—is also a form of pleasure. Humans are natural tyrants, enjoying tormenting others.
You particularly enjoy it.

This drama can be called "Idol Cheating," or simply "Idol-Che," a crazy mess. The main characters meet because of a sick cat, and within less than ten minutes of knowing each other, they break the boundaries of social distancing and start holding hands under the faucet while washing soap.
The female lead gets scratched by the cat, but she doesn't seem concerned about getting a rabies vaccine. Instead, after hanging up the phone with her boyfriend, played by Yuan Wenkang, who hasn't cheated yet, she stares at the cat's scratch marks absentmindedly, as if they are marks of love.
The male lead, knowing that the female lead has a boyfriend, uses ambiguous language and constantly has a stupid "I've totally charmed you, haven't I?" expression on his face.

The music producer is Han Hong, and the music is noisy, melodramatic, and unpleasant.

Why did they make the female lead break up with her boyfriend because of his indifference and her family's disapproval? The charm of the original female lead was that she chose the male lead purely out of love, regardless of external factors.
Can't East Asian women just love for the sake of love? Can't they have moral flaws? Why are they so eager to turn her into a victim, someone who has no control over her own destiny?
The glaring lighting, the lackluster family drama, they completely missed the point that a plot like this requires attention to every detail to bring the male and female leads together.
Only by depicting the undercurrents in the repressive atmosphere can they draw the audience into that ambiguous mood. I'm a bit disappointed. The only highlight is the twist of the male third party, but the actual execution feels like an idol drama.
The music is decent, but this drama made me realize that poorly directed shots can really ruin the quality of life. Nowadays, domestic idol dramas really can't capture romance, or perhaps they think romance is just about refined living and a bourgeois atmosphere?
Sigh.

Not just fabrications, but also blatant imitations. Our pathetic domestic entertainment industry either produces crap on its own or turns others' delicacies into crap.

The actors are unattractive, their acting is unimpressive, and the plot is even worse.
Sun Yi seemed to have improved her acting skills in "Shanhe Zhiying," but now she has regressed.

As for the pustule-faced piglet Chuan Haiyi, whose acting skills can only be seen in .gif files, his acting has never been good, but his sausage-like mouth and prominent chin are increasingly distracting from the performance.

After the domestic production was modified to be morally impeccable, it has truly become tasteless and bland. Oh my goodness, is Zhang Wanyi really the same person as Chen Yannian? If Jiong Jiong's smiling lips and rising intonation only made me vaguely feel uneasy...
Zhao Jin's hollow and lifeless small eyes, the rising intonation with a second meaning, the stiff and tired wooden-like body, and today's oily and coquettish "capricious" - I'm thunderstruck, is this an absurd comedy? Moreover, I don't know if it's a contrast or what, but it's the first time I've noticed how expressive Sun Yi's eyes are, so full of emotions.

The chemistry between the male and female leads feels like a competition of robotic exchanges, with their dialogue sounding more like a debate. The original drama's female lead faced not only the fading of her feelings for her boyfriend but also the pressure from her family and the anxiety of age.
Why were all of these aspects completely removed in the remake? The sister of the news anchor who suffered domestic violence, the reminders of "you should get married at your age" and "what's the point of working at a library," and even the father—all gone.
Also, changing the male lead's son from "the library's sister is nice, I like her" to his sister saying "I think you should have a girlfriend" doesn't make it any better.

The cinematography feels off, lacking innovation.
Basketball scenes make sense in a large space where eye contact can be easily missed, so why choose a motivation for a wrestling scene between two people? The classic library flirting turned into a game of hide-and-seek in a bridal shop, which is just too humorous.
The expression of female consciousness from the original drama is gone, replaced only by the gimmick of a male third party. Even the characters' professions have become petty bourgeoisie. How can the remake capture the struggles of the male and female leads?
Sun Yi is beautiful, but she lacks the determined gaze of Han Ji-min, and Ding Haiyin's acting, even if it's not great, wouldn't become as dull as Zhang Wanyi's.

How did this drama attract so many haters? It's clearly ten times better than those shows where characters spin around after falling. I watched eight episodes and thought it was good, but now that I look at the reviews, it's all negative.
And why are people bringing up Korean dramas? If you like "Spring Night," watch "Spring Night." If you like "Love and Redemption," watch "Love and Redemption." It doesn't affect anyone else.
And as for those talking about values, where exactly are they distorted? How tightly are the shackles of morality bound? Is there such a thing as absolute right and wrong without a hint of gray area in real life?

In "Love and Redemption," I see the redemption between the male and female leads, the female lead's self-liberation, the warmth of friendship between best friends, and Cong Shan's goals and clarity.

The jewels of the past are nowhere to be found in this drama, and it falls short of even a mediocre imitation. The character "Dong Shi" represents innovative and autonomous imitation, while this drama is like buying a fake pearl and smashing it to pieces, then gluing it back together with gaudy gold paint.
In "Spring Night," cherry blossoms are floating while you're busy sprinkling snow. If you can't incorporate cherry blossom elements, just let the floral designer create plastic flower scenery.
"Spring Night" had multiple tailor-made OSTs, but all you did was haphazardly scatter "Julie" everywhere. The ugly pictures hanging in the female lead's office are simply for the sake of having the words "Spring Night" on them—ridiculous.

Copying the romantic storyline between the male and female leads from the original version only results in a distorted mess due to the jumbled timeline, causing the collapse of character development and emotional depth.
The male lead focuses on marketing every day, oblivious to the fact that his role has become a complete disaster. And let's not even mention his acting and gaze—Zhao Zhihao, don't think that those qualities come from you.
But what's even more disgusting is that "Spring Night" is a drama centered around women, and Jingren's struggle for liberation is supposed to be the highlight. Each of the four female characters is striving in their own way, but what has this drama added?
The current situation makes me feel like the female lead has become a tool for the male lead's benefit, and with Sun's poor acting skills, the main theme of female empowerment has vanished into thin air.
Female viewers have become accomplices, and Jingren's complete defeat is truly lamentable. In fact, everything was predictable from the start, beginning with the vulgar and trashy title, "He Knew He Loved Her.

Wan Yi has a strong sense of melancholy. Dude, have you not been happy in the past few years? It's all tragic drama. In this drama, the mom is gone, the dad is an irresponsible madman, the sister is sick, and the poor protagonist is all alone...

Please take on a sweet drama, full of sugar. Anyway, it's such a boring show. After watching two episodes, you can already predict the rest of the plot. There's zero chemistry between Zhang Wan Yi and Sun Yi.
(But... it's rare to find chemistry in Chinese idol dramas anyway... let's just pretend they do).

I'll give it a three-star encouragement, and one star is in memory of my unrequited love for Wan Yi.
I'm going to watch "Spring Night" now. Chinese entertainment industry really can't create the right atmosphere...

(Enlightenment of Pretense is okay, if you want to watch the emotional struggles of urban men and women, and the adult atmosphere, go watch that!
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Regardless of the actors, the adapted plot, and the unchanged dialogue even after modifying the storyline, the production quality falls short when compared to the original version.
Even if they had the exact same shots displayed as a reference, it shouldn't have resulted in such a blatant copy. It feels like despite technological advancements every year, the production of Chinese dramas hasn't grown at all and is far below the standard set by AI.
Perhaps for this kind of low-key plot with a strong atmosphere, they should consider inviting Li Muge to shake things up. Maybe that would improve it a bit?

Watched it for Zhang Wanyi... Both the casting of the male and female leads seemed fine, but they lacked chemistry... And why is the pacing so fast? It doesn't evoke any emotions and feels like two beauty-obsessed beasts going wild...
I have to say, the original version was awesome... Some things are better left untouched, the remake is truly a disastrous failure... And the background music, it's a poor imitation and sounds extremely unpleasant, it's hard to endure...
How can they not make any changes to the dialogue? Either they changed it into a mess or didn't change anything at all, it's driving me crazy...